Saturday, April 8, 2017

CA Is Heading Due Left and You Are Paying For It.

The 2016 election is in the books. President Trump won the vote that counts – the Electoral College vote. California went for Hillary and its governing politicians are fighting Trump tooth and nail. Indeed, rather than adjust to the rest of the nation, California is headed due left. Below is a list of just how far Left it is headed and how you – yes, you - are paying for it.

Before we get to the list, we should note how uniquely Left California really is. Plainly stated, of all the large states in America that regularly cast their Electoral College votes for Democrats, California is by far the most lopsided to the Left.

Washington State votes Democrat each Presidential Election – but it has no income tax. That is certainly a policy of the Right not the Left. Oregon reliably votes Left as well – but it regularly lands in the top 20% of states as a place to do business.

Even New York, quite the liberal state in most people’s eyes, is downright balanced compared to California. Not only is there a Conservative Party of New York that matters, the State Legislature is somewhat balanced. This year, although the Democrats dominate the New York Assembly, working with independent Democrats, according to the New York Times, “has allowed [Republicans] to control the chamber.” Before that, after the 2010 elections, Republicans had outright control of the Senate chamber.

California is anything but balanced. For two decades now, the Democrats have owned both chambers of the legislature – now with supermajorities in the Senate and the Assembly. That means they can pass any law they want, including higher taxes, without a single Republican vote.

Finally, keep in mind that California government, from the city council level to the state level, is over $1.3 trillion in debt – and growing because of pension and medical care promises made by those governments. Oh, and don’t forget that California’s highest income rate is 13.3% - 50% higher than New York’s top rate – and the nation’s highest poverty rate. See article.

About SaveMarinwood.org

Our community is what we make it. Marinwood-Lucas Valley is on the eve of a fateful decision by the Marin County Board of Supervisors to designate our community with 71% of all affordable housing in unincorporated Marin. If built to plan it will swell our community by 25% and add 600-1000 school children to the Dixie School District. Since affordable housing developments pay virtually no taxes, the community will have to pay for the $6 million to $10 million annually estimated to educate these children. Our total budget for the Marinwood CSD is $4.2 million dollars. Clearly it will have a severe impact on our community.

We support a fair allocation of affordable housing in our community that is sensitive to land use, is fiscally responsible, healthy for the families and integrates diversity within our community.

Unfortunately, planners, politicians and political insiders made their plans without us.